Connection to the plc
// Create and connect the client
var client = new S7Client();
int result = client.ConnectTo("127.0.0.1", 0, 1);
if(result == 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Connected to 127.0.0.1");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(client.ErrorText(result));
}
// Disconnect the client
client.Disconnect();
Read from DB
Console.WriteLine("\n---- Read DB 1");
byte[] db1Buffer = new byte[18];
result = client.DBRead(1, 0, 18, db1Buffer);
if(result != 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error: " + client.ErrorText(result));
}
int db1dbw2= S7.GetIntAt(db1Buffer, 2);
Console.WriteLine("DB1.DBW2: " + db1dbw2);
double db1ddd4 = S7.GetRealAt(db1Buffer, 4);
Console.WriteLine("DB1.DBD4: " + db1ddd4);
double db1dbd8 = S7.GetDIntAt(db1Buffer, 8);
Console.WriteLine("DB1.DBD8: " + db1dbd8);
double db1dbd12 = S7.GetDWordAt(db1Buffer, 12);
Console.WriteLine("DB1.DBD12: " + db1dbd12);
double db1dbw16 = S7.GetWordAt(db1Buffer, 16);
Console.WriteLine("DB1.DBD16: " + db1dbw16);
Write to DB
db1Buffer = new byte[12];
const int START_INDEX = 4;
S7.SetRealAt(db1Buffer, 4 - START_INDEX, (float)54.36);
S7.SetDIntAt(db1Buffer, 8 - START_INDEX, 555666);
S7.SetDWordAt(db1Buffer, 12 - START_INDEX, 123456);
result = client.DBWrite(1, START_INDEX, db1Buffer.Length, db1Buffer);
if (result != 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error: " + client.ErrorText(result));
}
ReadMultiVar
// Read multi vars
var s7MultiVar = new S7MultiVar(client);
byte[] db1 = new byte[18];
s7MultiVar.Add(S7Consts.S7AreaDB, S7Consts.S7WLByte, 1, 0, 18, ref db1);
byte[] db3 = new byte[18];
s7MultiVar.Add(S7Consts.S7AreaDB, S7Consts.S7WLByte, 3, 0, 18, ref db3);
result = s7MultiVar.Read();
if (result != 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error on s7MultiVar.Read()");
}
db1dbw2 = S7.GetIntAt(db1, 2);
Console.WriteLine("DB1.DBW2.0 = {0}", db1dbw2);
db1ddd4 = S7.GetRealAt(db1, 4);
Console.WriteLine("DB1.DBW4.0 = {0}", db1ddd4);
db1dbd8 = S7.GetDIntAt(db1, 8);
Console.WriteLine("DB1.DBW8.0 = {0}", db1dbd8);
db3dbw2 = S7.GetIntAt(db3, 2);
Console.WriteLine("DB3.DBW2.0 = {0}", db3dbw2);
db3dbd4 = S7.GetRealAt(db3, 4);
Console.WriteLine("DB3.DBW4.0 = {0}", db3dbd4);
db3dbd8 = S7.GetDIntAt(db3, 8);
Console.WriteLine("DB3.DBW8.0 = {0}", db3dbd8);
WriteMultiVars
// Write multi vars
s7MultiVar = new S7MultiVar(client);
const int DB1_START_INDEX = 2;
db1 = new byte[10];
S7.SetIntAt(db1, 2 - DB1_START_INDEX, 50);
S7.SetRealAt(db1, 4 - DB1_START_INDEX, (float)36.5);
S7.SetDIntAt(db1, 8 - DB1_START_INDEX, 123456);
s7MultiVar.Add(S7Consts.S7AreaDB, S7Consts.S7WLByte, 1, DB1_START_INDEX, db1.Length, ref db1);
const int DB3_START_INDEX = 2;
db3 = new byte[10];
S7.SetIntAt(db3, 2 - DB3_START_INDEX, -50);
S7.SetRealAt(db3, 4 - DB3_START_INDEX, (float)-25.36);
S7.SetDIntAt(db3, 8 - DB3_START_INDEX, -123456);
s7MultiVar.Add(S7Consts.S7AreaDB, S7Consts.S7WLByte, 3, DB3_START_INDEX, db3.Length, ref db3);
result = s7MultiVar.Write();
if (result != 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error on s7MultiVar.Read()");
}
References
https://www.mesta-automation.com/how-to-write-a-siemens-s7-plc-driver-with-c-and-sharp7/
https://github.com/mesta1/Sharp7-example/blob/master/Sharp7Example/Program.cs